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SUMMARY:Virtually Somerville with Councilor Willie Burnley
DESCRIPTION:Virtually Somerville with Councilor Willie Burnley \n\nAn introduction to and then Q&A with the candidate for re-election Councilor-at-large Willie Burnley.\n \n\nWillie Burnley Jr. grew up in San Diego in a diverse\, working class neighborhood. He lived with his father\, a unionized pipefitter and former Marine. Moved to Boston to attend Emerson College. Became the first in his family to graduate with a four-year degree. \n\n\n\nSince then\, he has organized against evictions with Community Action Agency of Somerville\; fought for permanently affordable housing with the Somerville Community Land Trust\; worked for the re-election of Senators Warren and Markey\; been a union steward\, founded Defund SPD\; stood with unions locally\, and fought for justice internationally.\n\n\n\nHis website says he is "a writer\, renter\, and community organizer. In his short time on the council\, Willie has passed more laws than any of his colleagues\; expanded rights for tenants and workers\; increased protections for LGBTQ+ folks\, and passed first-in-the nation non-discrimination ordinances. At the same time\, he has remained a consistent and vocal voice for transforming public safety by uplifting the calls to end overdose deaths in our community through Supervised Consumption Sites\, abolishing medical debt using City funds\, and creating unarmed alternative emergency response programs to deal with non-violent issues to replace harm with healing."\n\n\n\n"VIRTUALLY SOMERVILLE" SERIES: This fall\, the Chamber's series seeks to bring you one hour with each one of Somerville's candidates for City Councilor-at-large. Each guest's introductory remarks are followed by audience questions and answers.
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\nAn introduction to and then Q&\;A with the candidate for re-election Councilor-at-large Willie Burnley.\n \;
\n\nWillie Burnley Jr. grew up in San Diego in a diverse\, working class neighborhood. He lived with his father\, a unionized pipefitter and former Marine. \; \;Moved to Boston to attend Emerson College. \; Became the first in his family to graduate with a four-year degree.
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\nSince then\, he has organized against evictions with Community Action Agency of Somerville\; \; fought for permanently affordable housing with the Somerville Community Land Trust\; worked for the re-election of \;Senators Warren and Markey\; been a union steward\, founded Defund SPD\; stood with unions locally\, and fought for justice internationally.
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\nHis website says he is &ldquo\;a writer\, renter\, and community organizer. \; In his short time on the council\, Willie has passed more laws than any of his colleagues\; expanded rights for tenants and workers\; increased protections for LGBTQ+ folks\, and passed first-in-the nation non-discrimination ordinances. \;At the same time\, he has remained a consistent and vocal voice for transforming public safety by uplifting the calls to end overdose deaths in our community through Supervised Consumption Sites\, abolishing medical debt using City funds\, and creating unarmed alternative emergency response programs to deal with non-violent issues to replace harm with healing.&rdquo\;
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\n"\;VIRTUALLY SOMERVILLE"\; SERIES: \;This fall\, the Chamber&rsquo\;s series seeks to bring you one hour with each one of Somerville&rsquo\;s candidates for City Councilor-at-large. \; Each guest&rsquo\;s introductory remarks are followed by audience questions and answers. \;
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LOCATION:Stephen Mackey is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Virtually Somerville with Councilor Willie Burnley Time: Oct 10\, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89723939008?pwd=YWdORjFTMUs5UndINUpRd293Mk9pZz09 Meeting ID: 897 2393 9008 Passcode: 270693 --- One tap mobile +13092053325\,\,89723939008#\,\,\,\,*270693# US +13126266799\,\,89723939008#\,\,\,\,*270693# US (Chicago) --- Dial by your location +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US Meeting ID: 897 2393 9008 Passcode: 270693 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kccQCTkhCi
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